Ch.27: Encounters With Evil
Lavitz went out to the opening of the cave. Cautiously, he showed himself to the forest. He tried looking up at the sky to see if Omega was up there. It was hard to see, as the rain had thickened since the groups had separated.
Suddenly, he saw a black shape break the gray sky.
"Omega." he muttered
He retreated back into the cave where he warned the others of Omega's appearance.
"It's in the forest" Lavitz warned
"Did you happen to see where it landed?" Shana asked
"I doubt it, in this weather, nobody can see a thing" Nimbulo pointed out
"True, if it finds us, what are we going to do?" Shana asked again
"I guess we could try and fight it, if we're up to it." Lavitz responded
Everyone sat still for a while. Nobody wanted to break the silence. They listened to the rain, the wind, and Omega's destruction of people and places. Lavitz finally spoke up after Shana had almost fallen asleep.
"What is the nearest city here?" Lavitz asked
"Let me think, um, I think.Novas" Nimbulo guessed
"That's where it'll be, we have to go there" Lavitz told
"Why? Don't we want it to be off of us?" Shana woke up
"No, we don't. We want it to chase us so we can fire the blast, it has to be there when we are" Lavitz reminded
"Oh yeah, I keep forgetting" Shana smiled
Her smile sparked the others to also smile. It was the first time they had all smiled in a long time. It felt like it was their last.
Dart and his group kept flying in the rain. There was no sea in sight, or for that matter, no tower either. Jade was starting to get impatient.
"Where the hell is this place?" she swore
"Well it has to SOMEWHERE" Jake said
"Your right, Bejong, where are we exactly?" Dart asked
"Well, actually, we're- wait, there's Dree!" Bejong exclaimed
Everyone looked east to see a very large town. Its buildings were brick and homes were neat. It was very unlike Seles. Dart was quickly reminded of Bale. He wondered if it had a castle.
"Should we land?" Jake asked
Suddenly, Dart stopped flying. His shoulder started to burn and he was engulfed in a black flame. His eyes turned red and were visible through the flame. Everyone stopped to look at the sight.
Lavitz's group walked outside the cave and wandered through the forest a little. They decided that they were getting nowhere and flew above the treetops.
They soon saw Novas being attacked by Omega. But it wasn't Omega that scared Shana, Lavitz, and Nimbulo. It was the creatures fighting alongside it.
Shana and Lavitz gave each other a look of dismay.
"What are those?!" Nimbulo questioned
"Those, are Virages. The ultimate fighting creature" Lavitz told
"Yes, unfortunately, Lavitz only fought one, but I fought many. I was the source of their power for many years, until Melbu Frahma was destroyed along with the Virage Embryo, the God of Destruction" Shana reminisced
"Well, better fight them eh?" Nimbulo asked
"Yeah, I guess. But how did Omega of all things bring them from Endiness to Orth?" Lavitz muttered
Lavitz hurled his spear towards Omega's head. The spear hit its target, but caused no damage. Unfortunately, a Virage noticed the spear and looked for the source. Lavitz spotted a very familiar beam of right light on his torso. He moved out of the way just in time to avoid the blue blast of light emerging from the Virage.
"Whoa, this could get ugly!" Nimbulo remarked
Dart's blade had now started to come through the flame, very slowly. Its slowness was excruciating. The flame suddenly ended, and Dart emerged. His eyes glowed red, and he spun around to Bejong.
"Kill."he muttered
Bejong drew the Excalibur from its sheath. It shone through the rain and fog like a snowflake would on a first snow. Dart launched himself toward Bejong but Bejong countered just in time to not get his head chopped off. Bejong pushed away and used some magic as a distraction.
"Shadow.BLAST!" he yelled
Dart was hit with the attack, but it caused minor injuries. Dart shook it off and then went back to the fight.
"So, you want to go solo? Then eat this! SHADOW DRAGON!" Bejong shouted
The Dragon emerged and flew towards Dart. Bejong jumped atop of it but soon stopped when he saw what was coming. Dart suddenly came out of his trance and looked where Bejong was looking.
"Virages?!"
"Vir-what-s?" Jade asked
"Virages just fight em'!" Dart commanded
They took his word and started to fight the unknown beings. Only Dart knew how to defeat them, so he had the easiest time, or so he thought. In the middle of his fight, the Virage started to morph into a super Virage. He knew what these things were capable of and started to help the others. Bejong had been hit hard with the blue beam of light the Virages are known for.
Jake's disc had not pierced any of his Virage's skin, and all Jade could do was use magic. None of these attacks actually worked. Dart suddenly remembered the last Dragoon Spirit he had. The Divine Dragoon Spirit. He took it out of his pocket.
Nimbulo also hurled his spear in Omega's direction once he had his Virage knocked out a little. Omega again didn't notice, but took time to look at who threw the spear. Nimbulo could have sworn that he saw a smile form on Omega's 'face'. A big shadowy hand reached out to remove the spear from its body. Once Omega had the spear in its hand, it threw the spear back at Nimbulo.
Nimbulo was quick enough to dodge the spear, but decided not to. He wanted a challenge, so, he put his hands parallel to each other, and when the spear was in the middle, he caught it. Lavitz saw out of the corner of his eye.
"Wow, at that speed too." he mumbled
Just when Lavitz turned his head, and a look of satisfaction came onto Nimbulo's face, his Virage slammed him from behind. The look disappeared as quickly as it had come. Nimbulo's body hit a home and knocked it down. Dust and rubble burst from the building and Nimbulo was covered in rock and brick.
Dart took out his Divine Dragoon Spirit only to find that it hadn't chosen him anymore. It was dull gray. He moved it around but it had chosen nobody there. He needed the Divine Dragon Cannon. The Spirit was useless, but he had an idea. Dart could see The Proba Forest. He summoned a big fireball and then controlled it to where he hoped the other group was. Lavitz noticed a little shiny ball appear just north of where they were. Leaving the other two or one for this matter, he went to go get it. Lavitz had no idea of what the gem was. It was about the size of a Dragoon Spirit but was one he had never seen before. He picked it up and went back to the fight at Novas (note: if you played the game, you should know Lavitz has never seen the Divine Dragoon Spirit before) That weird 'smile' came across Omega's face and it opened up the Dark Realm. Its hand reached inside and it took out a white gem. Suddenly the gem went up in a huge cloud of smoke. By now, Nimbulo had gotten up and had continued fighting the Virage that hit him. Suddenly, what emerged from the smoke was Shana's worst nightmare.
Dart was satisfied with his little throw, but soon got back into the battle as more Virages appeared out of nowhere.
"Where are all of these coming from?" he yelled "Dark-Flame DRAGON!"
The dragon emerged with flames trailing on its body. It gave a roar and then went straight for a Virage. The Dragon's wings then seemed to get sharp like blades and when it reached the Virage, the blades sliced through the skin (or whatever).
"A Dragon with one eye?! That's crazy!" Nimbulo exclaimed
"Yeah, well that's the Divine Dragon!" Shana announced
"The Divine Dragon?! You mean that's the dragon that killed my father, and caused such an uproar in the Divine War?!"
"Yes"
"So that's the Divine Dragon" Lavitz mumbled
With a roar, the Divine Dragon flew towards Lavitz, its tail bashing the two other Dragoons as it went along. Lavitz then realized that he was holding the Divine Dragon Spirit.
"Oh shit" he swore
Suddenly, he felt all the energy around him being sucked into one place. The dragon had stopped, but its attack was starting. A blue energy ball started to emerge from the dragon's middle section. Then, the blue blast of light and energy came rushing toward Lavitz. He was hit hard and sent flying back into the forest. The gem fell out of his hands and dropped to where he once flew (except on the ground). The dragon pulled the object up, and swallowed the Divine Dragoon Spirit. With a surge of light, the Divine Dragon was reborn. Omega continued to destroy Novas.
Dart and company finally killed the last of their Virages.
"Now, Bejong, where are we?"
Bejong pulled out the map, and finally had the chance to answer.
"We are.at Dree, like I said the last time" Bejong said
"Well, then we better get leaving, because we don't have all the time in the world" Dart announced
The Divine Dragon flew away from Novas, it flew north. North past villages, north past the Proba Forest. It flew until it reached the four other Dragoons.
"Dart, what the hell is that behind us?!" Jake cursed
"Oh my god, the Divine Dragon?! No way!" Dart halted
The dragon roared and then panel on its back opened up. It looked like twelve barrels of bombs were inside. The panel started to glow red, and Dart remembered this attack.
"Dodge the balls!"
The attack seemed to never end. More and more bombs would trail from the dragon. Along with that, the dragon spit fire at the dragoons, making it impossible not to get hit.
When the attack did stop, nobody was up. Dart's sword had fell far from his hand. Then, like Lavitz did, Dart felt all of the energy around him being sucked up into one big blast.
"So this will end everything will it?"
DDX- Haha! I got you guys! Cliffhanger! Stay tuned for the next chapter!
Lavitz went out to the opening of the cave. Cautiously, he showed himself to the forest. He tried looking up at the sky to see if Omega was up there. It was hard to see, as the rain had thickened since the groups had separated.
Suddenly, he saw a black shape break the gray sky.
"Omega." he muttered
He retreated back into the cave where he warned the others of Omega's appearance.
"It's in the forest" Lavitz warned
"Did you happen to see where it landed?" Shana asked
"I doubt it, in this weather, nobody can see a thing" Nimbulo pointed out
"True, if it finds us, what are we going to do?" Shana asked again
"I guess we could try and fight it, if we're up to it." Lavitz responded
Everyone sat still for a while. Nobody wanted to break the silence. They listened to the rain, the wind, and Omega's destruction of people and places. Lavitz finally spoke up after Shana had almost fallen asleep.
"What is the nearest city here?" Lavitz asked
"Let me think, um, I think.Novas" Nimbulo guessed
"That's where it'll be, we have to go there" Lavitz told
"Why? Don't we want it to be off of us?" Shana woke up
"No, we don't. We want it to chase us so we can fire the blast, it has to be there when we are" Lavitz reminded
"Oh yeah, I keep forgetting" Shana smiled
Her smile sparked the others to also smile. It was the first time they had all smiled in a long time. It felt like it was their last.
Dart and his group kept flying in the rain. There was no sea in sight, or for that matter, no tower either. Jade was starting to get impatient.
"Where the hell is this place?" she swore
"Well it has to SOMEWHERE" Jake said
"Your right, Bejong, where are we exactly?" Dart asked
"Well, actually, we're- wait, there's Dree!" Bejong exclaimed
Everyone looked east to see a very large town. Its buildings were brick and homes were neat. It was very unlike Seles. Dart was quickly reminded of Bale. He wondered if it had a castle.
"Should we land?" Jake asked
Suddenly, Dart stopped flying. His shoulder started to burn and he was engulfed in a black flame. His eyes turned red and were visible through the flame. Everyone stopped to look at the sight.
Lavitz's group walked outside the cave and wandered through the forest a little. They decided that they were getting nowhere and flew above the treetops.
They soon saw Novas being attacked by Omega. But it wasn't Omega that scared Shana, Lavitz, and Nimbulo. It was the creatures fighting alongside it.
Shana and Lavitz gave each other a look of dismay.
"What are those?!" Nimbulo questioned
"Those, are Virages. The ultimate fighting creature" Lavitz told
"Yes, unfortunately, Lavitz only fought one, but I fought many. I was the source of their power for many years, until Melbu Frahma was destroyed along with the Virage Embryo, the God of Destruction" Shana reminisced
"Well, better fight them eh?" Nimbulo asked
"Yeah, I guess. But how did Omega of all things bring them from Endiness to Orth?" Lavitz muttered
Lavitz hurled his spear towards Omega's head. The spear hit its target, but caused no damage. Unfortunately, a Virage noticed the spear and looked for the source. Lavitz spotted a very familiar beam of right light on his torso. He moved out of the way just in time to avoid the blue blast of light emerging from the Virage.
"Whoa, this could get ugly!" Nimbulo remarked
Dart's blade had now started to come through the flame, very slowly. Its slowness was excruciating. The flame suddenly ended, and Dart emerged. His eyes glowed red, and he spun around to Bejong.
"Kill."he muttered
Bejong drew the Excalibur from its sheath. It shone through the rain and fog like a snowflake would on a first snow. Dart launched himself toward Bejong but Bejong countered just in time to not get his head chopped off. Bejong pushed away and used some magic as a distraction.
"Shadow.BLAST!" he yelled
Dart was hit with the attack, but it caused minor injuries. Dart shook it off and then went back to the fight.
"So, you want to go solo? Then eat this! SHADOW DRAGON!" Bejong shouted
The Dragon emerged and flew towards Dart. Bejong jumped atop of it but soon stopped when he saw what was coming. Dart suddenly came out of his trance and looked where Bejong was looking.
"Virages?!"
"Vir-what-s?" Jade asked
"Virages just fight em'!" Dart commanded
They took his word and started to fight the unknown beings. Only Dart knew how to defeat them, so he had the easiest time, or so he thought. In the middle of his fight, the Virage started to morph into a super Virage. He knew what these things were capable of and started to help the others. Bejong had been hit hard with the blue beam of light the Virages are known for.
Jake's disc had not pierced any of his Virage's skin, and all Jade could do was use magic. None of these attacks actually worked. Dart suddenly remembered the last Dragoon Spirit he had. The Divine Dragoon Spirit. He took it out of his pocket.
Nimbulo also hurled his spear in Omega's direction once he had his Virage knocked out a little. Omega again didn't notice, but took time to look at who threw the spear. Nimbulo could have sworn that he saw a smile form on Omega's 'face'. A big shadowy hand reached out to remove the spear from its body. Once Omega had the spear in its hand, it threw the spear back at Nimbulo.
Nimbulo was quick enough to dodge the spear, but decided not to. He wanted a challenge, so, he put his hands parallel to each other, and when the spear was in the middle, he caught it. Lavitz saw out of the corner of his eye.
"Wow, at that speed too." he mumbled
Just when Lavitz turned his head, and a look of satisfaction came onto Nimbulo's face, his Virage slammed him from behind. The look disappeared as quickly as it had come. Nimbulo's body hit a home and knocked it down. Dust and rubble burst from the building and Nimbulo was covered in rock and brick.
Dart took out his Divine Dragoon Spirit only to find that it hadn't chosen him anymore. It was dull gray. He moved it around but it had chosen nobody there. He needed the Divine Dragon Cannon. The Spirit was useless, but he had an idea. Dart could see The Proba Forest. He summoned a big fireball and then controlled it to where he hoped the other group was. Lavitz noticed a little shiny ball appear just north of where they were. Leaving the other two or one for this matter, he went to go get it. Lavitz had no idea of what the gem was. It was about the size of a Dragoon Spirit but was one he had never seen before. He picked it up and went back to the fight at Novas (note: if you played the game, you should know Lavitz has never seen the Divine Dragoon Spirit before) That weird 'smile' came across Omega's face and it opened up the Dark Realm. Its hand reached inside and it took out a white gem. Suddenly the gem went up in a huge cloud of smoke. By now, Nimbulo had gotten up and had continued fighting the Virage that hit him. Suddenly, what emerged from the smoke was Shana's worst nightmare.
Dart was satisfied with his little throw, but soon got back into the battle as more Virages appeared out of nowhere.
"Where are all of these coming from?" he yelled "Dark-Flame DRAGON!"
The dragon emerged with flames trailing on its body. It gave a roar and then went straight for a Virage. The Dragon's wings then seemed to get sharp like blades and when it reached the Virage, the blades sliced through the skin (or whatever).
"A Dragon with one eye?! That's crazy!" Nimbulo exclaimed
"Yeah, well that's the Divine Dragon!" Shana announced
"The Divine Dragon?! You mean that's the dragon that killed my father, and caused such an uproar in the Divine War?!"
"Yes"
"So that's the Divine Dragon" Lavitz mumbled
With a roar, the Divine Dragon flew towards Lavitz, its tail bashing the two other Dragoons as it went along. Lavitz then realized that he was holding the Divine Dragon Spirit.
"Oh shit" he swore
Suddenly, he felt all the energy around him being sucked into one place. The dragon had stopped, but its attack was starting. A blue energy ball started to emerge from the dragon's middle section. Then, the blue blast of light and energy came rushing toward Lavitz. He was hit hard and sent flying back into the forest. The gem fell out of his hands and dropped to where he once flew (except on the ground). The dragon pulled the object up, and swallowed the Divine Dragoon Spirit. With a surge of light, the Divine Dragon was reborn. Omega continued to destroy Novas.
Dart and company finally killed the last of their Virages.
"Now, Bejong, where are we?"
Bejong pulled out the map, and finally had the chance to answer.
"We are.at Dree, like I said the last time" Bejong said
"Well, then we better get leaving, because we don't have all the time in the world" Dart announced
The Divine Dragon flew away from Novas, it flew north. North past villages, north past the Proba Forest. It flew until it reached the four other Dragoons.
"Dart, what the hell is that behind us?!" Jake cursed
"Oh my god, the Divine Dragon?! No way!" Dart halted
The dragon roared and then panel on its back opened up. It looked like twelve barrels of bombs were inside. The panel started to glow red, and Dart remembered this attack.
"Dodge the balls!"
The attack seemed to never end. More and more bombs would trail from the dragon. Along with that, the dragon spit fire at the dragoons, making it impossible not to get hit.
When the attack did stop, nobody was up. Dart's sword had fell far from his hand. Then, like Lavitz did, Dart felt all of the energy around him being sucked up into one big blast.
"So this will end everything will it?"
DDX- Haha! I got you guys! Cliffhanger! Stay tuned for the next chapter!
